Davis Guggenheim, the director-producer behind Al Gore’s environmental call to arms, An Inconvenient Truth, just finished a new documentary set to premier at Cannes later this month about the storied history behind the electric guitar and it’s players, Variety reports. Shot throughout London, Dublin, Nashville and Los Angeles, the film looks at the instrument and its sound from the perspective of three rock musicians who have impacted electric guitar playing across different generations: The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.
The film is titled It Might Get Loud, and features each musician detailing how he changed the sound of the electric guitar to fit with his unique style. The three artists were chosen for their wide-ranging impact over time: Page’s influence in the '60s as a session musician and a member of the Yardbirds, The Edge’s development in the ‘80s and White’s current work in the White Stripes and the Raconteurs. Also included in the documentary is a jam session with the three musicians.
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